2018年12月六级第3套选词填空原文翻译及答案解析

In what's probably the craziest headline I've ever written, I've reported that __26__ in livestock protection are happening with scientists painting eyes on the butts of cows. The experiment is based upon the idea that farmers who're protecting their herd from lions would shoot and kill lions in an effort to protect their livestock. While this makes a lot of sense, it results in many lion deaths that __27__ would have been unnecessary. Researchers in Australia have been __28__ and testing a method of trickery to make lions think they are being watched by the painted eyes on cow butts.

这或许是我所撰写过的最疯狂的标题，我报道了畜牧业保护的进步正在发生，科学家们正在牛的臀部画上眼睛。这个实验基于这样的想法：保护牛群免受狮子侵害的农民会射杀狮子以保护他们的牲畜。虽然这很有道理，但却导致了许多狮子不必要的死亡。澳大利亚的研究人员一直在设计和测试一种欺骗方法，让狮子以为它们正被牛臀部上画的眼睛所监视。

This idea is based on the principle that lions and other __29__ are far less likely to attack when they feel they are being watched. As conservation areas become smaller, lions are increasingly coming into contact with human populations, which are expanding to the __30__ of these protected areas.

这个想法基于这样的原则：当狮子和其他捕食者感觉被监视时，它们攻击的可能性要小得多。随着保护区变小，狮子越来越多地与人类接触，而人类正在向这些保护区的边界扩张。

Efforts like painting eyes on cow butts may seem crazy at first, but they could make actual headway in the fight for conservation. "If the method works, it could provide farmers in Botswana—and __31__ —with a low-cost, sustainable tool to protect their livestock, and a way to keep lions safe from being killed."

像在牛臀部画眼睛这样的努力起初可能看起来很疯狂，但它们可能在保护斗争中取得实际进展。'如果这个方法有效，它可以为博茨瓦纳及其他地方的农民提供一种低成本、可持续的工具来保护他们的牲畜，并确保狮子免遭杀害。'

Lions are __32__ ambush (埋伏) hunters, so when they feel their prey has __33__ them, they usually give up on the hunt. Researchers are __34__ testing their idea on a select herd of cattle. They have painted half of the cows with eyes and left the other half as normal. Through satellite tracking of both the herd and the lions in the area, they will be able to __35__ if their psychological trickery will work to help keep farmers from shooting lions.

狮子主要是伏击猎手，所以当它们感觉猎物发现了它们时，通常会放弃狩猎。研究人员目前正在一群精选的牛群上测试他们的想法。他们给一半的牛画上眼睛，另一半保持正常。通过对该地区的牛群和狮子进行卫星追踪，他们将能够确定他们的心理欺骗是否有助于防止农民射杀狮子。